Sour grapes! Everybody is in the same boat if they have they several top players out at the same time.

I couldn't disagree more.

That would encourage clubs NOT to develop the academy payers, and could lead to "professional RL mercenaries", who just hire themselves out for an inflated price at the end of their careers, to clubs in these positions.

Like I said - Suck it up and develop the academy.

End of thread. Nothing else needs to be said

Absolutely, it will encourage clubs to "grow their own" instead of picking up talent from clubs with a good youth policy. a lot of "good" Wigan youngsters could end up playing for their home town team as could Leeds and Stains youngsters, leaving the clubs without good youth development policies to live off the remainder........... oh noes, I could see 3 big clubs dominating again, so it'll never happen, the ars-eff-Hell would never let it .

But from the RFL's point of view, making SC allowances would help the clubs with poorer squads more than it would help us (as we've already shown we have the squad to cover injuries).

On that basis alone, wouldn't they go for it? "Level the playing field" even more?

Like all proponents of the CC, it is amazing how such arguments are raised due to the self-interest of the clubs involved. Where were the similar cries last year? Or the year before?


The only people who seem to criticise the CC on principle, rather than self-interest are those of us who still advocate a scrapping/major overhaul of the CC, despite our team riding high at the top of the league.


But hang on..........we were constantly told that the "only" reason we wanted to scrap/change the CC was to enable Wigan to do well.......................ironically enough, by the same supporters who are now wanting a change to the CC ..........yep, to improve the chances of their team......


QED. You couldn't make it up.